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Today's a research day, sorta...

This weekend is the Memorial Day holiday in the U.S. but, of course, not elsewhere in the world, because every country has its own set of holidays. Things are different in different places, and when writing scenes set in other places, it's important to use that place's concepts and words.

So here's today's challenge. Select a foreign place to write a scene in. (Select an English-speaking place; dealing with foreign languages, even translated to English by the TARDIS, gets tricky.) Do a bit of research to find a word, phrase, or concept that's different over there, then write no more than two paragraphs using it.

Then, go back over your writing and research what you wrote to see if other things need to be adjusted as well. As an example, if you choose the word 'boot' (in England, the trunk of a car), you might write a paragraph describing Sarah Jane's car in SJA. Then, you should check the other parts of the car that you mention to see if the Brits use different words for them as well, e.g. 'windscreen' instead of 'windshield', 'tyre' instead of 'tire', or even 'drive' instead of 'driveway' and 'pavement' instead of 'sidewalk', or 'colour' instead of 'color'.

Here are a few British concepts as inspiration.

'going on holiday' instead of 'taking a vacation'
'over the road' instead of 'across the street'
'motorway' instead of 'highway' or 'freeway'
'brilliant' instead of 'great' or 'awesome'
'dressing gown' instead of 'bathrobe'
'knickers' instead of 'underwear'
'Boxing Day' as the day after Christmas